The Business Times, 9 November 1998

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    13 1 MITA(P) 110/12/97 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1998 FT
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
    75 1 FOIEI BATES USS St US$ 1.828 S (US*S» per f) 1.662 2.706 DM 1.662 0.960 YEN 118.0. 1.380* RM 1800 0.429 HKI .7.744 0110 BAHT 36.48 0.046 RUP1AH .8,425 0.019* *9to 100 nits FUME KATES SINGAPORE* 7.1# KUALA LUMPUR 11.50 JAKARTA .28.00 BANGKOK 1171 MANILA 22.90 HONGKONG 1MB TAIPEI
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    Directors of listed firms yet to take cut in fees
    711 1  -  BT study finds even loss-making companies paying more to directors By Edmund Loh [SINGAPORE] Directors of Singapore-listed companies are unlikely to take home much less in fees this year even if their companies succumb to the tough business environment if
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    Lock icon Aid for KL on win-win basis: BG Lee
    386 1 countries," he said. The Straits Times [SINGAPORE] Any agreement to help Malaysia raise funds to boost its economy will be on a win-win basis, not an act of charity, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stressed yesterday. Replying to reporters' queries, he
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    Lock icon $350 psf: Shell finds no takers for land at CEO's house
    490 1  -  Bids only for sports club land zoned for recreational use By Lilian Ang [SINGAPORE] Shell Singapore's plan to sell a big chunk of the Gallop Road land on which sits its chairman's house has stalled there were no takers.
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    Lock icon BT-SRI stocks surge 50% in 2 mths
    672 1  -  Investors warming np to stocks with regional exposure By Ven Sreenivasan "(SINGAPORE] The stocks of Singapore listed companies with regional exposure are back in favour, judging by the recent performance of the BTSRI index. The 38-stock index, whose component stocks are companies with
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    Backlash feared as foreign fund managers invade Tokyo
    1122 1  -  Japanese firms on the defensive ahead of December deadline From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE massive invasion of Tokyo's investment management industry by foreign institutions is generating friction and provoking defensive reactions from Japanese firms, with some analysts fearing there may be
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon S'poreans urged to make kindness part of culture
      450 2 First Kindness Week launched; virtue more significant in difficult times: PM The Straits Times PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong launched the inaugural Singapore Kindness Week yesterday with a challenge to Singaporeans to make kindness a mass movement and part of their culture.
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      Lock icon Oct job ad volume down 58%
      329 2  -  ETE ON THE ECONOMY Jobs By. Marina Chew THE volume of newspaper recruitment advertisements fell 58 per cent in October compared with a year ago, but the fall has eased compared with the previous three months. Total job ad volumes in Singapore Press Holdings
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      The truth about labour flexibility
      710 2 We reproduce here an editorial carried in the latest issue of "NTUC News responding to recent articles, including in "Theßusiness Times", on how Singapore's labour productivity compares with the industrialised countries. HEADLINES are meant to catch the eye. Take this headline from a front page
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      All eyes on this week's Indon Parliament debate
      760 3  -  Army's role to be discussed; session widely opposed by opposition, students From\ ShoebKagda in Jakarta INDONESIA is entering a critical period in its political reform process as the 1,000 members of the People's Consultative Assembly gather this week in Jakarta to debate
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      Lock icon Sihanouk offers to protect opposition leaders if they return
      327 3 PHNOM PENH AFP AILING King Norodom Sihanouk has offered opposition leaders full palace protection if they return to Cambodia for talks aimed at breaking the political deadlock, a statement said yesterday. In a fresh bid to restart coalition negotiations between election
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      Lock icon Good sales at Thai property auction
      478 3 BANGKOK Buying selective but most prices much higher than reserve Reuters A STATE auction of 3.85 billion baht (Ssl72 million) of real estate assets seized from defunct Thai finance firms attracted thousands of bargain hunters yesterday who pushed sale prices above most expectations. Thailand's
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      Lock icon US, Japan heading for clash over fish, forestry
      592 6 RUN-UP TO APEC SUMMIT Tokyo unwilling to extend tariff cots, US warns it will be blamed if meet fails AFP [WASHINGTON] The US and Japan appear headed for a bitter showdown at next week's Apec summit, with Washington warning Tokyo it could
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      Lock icon Adopt non-binding investment principles: Apec business panel
      272 6 KUALA LUMPUR Berrtama THE Apec Business Advisory Council (Abac)* is recommending adoption of the 1994 Non-Binding Investment Principles as the best way to facilitate flow of long-term capital back'into the region. "We recommend, as we did in 1997, that economic leaders again endorse
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      Lock icon Anwar's lawyers 'quite satisfied' with trial so far
      506 6 ANWAR'S TRIAL However, they are bracing for tough battle ahead AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Lawyers for Malaysia's ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim said they destroyed the credibility of a key prosecution witness in the first week of the trial but are bracing for
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      Lock icon Estrada says SGS contract may be reviewed
      179 6 MANILA Reuters PHILIPPINE President Joseph Estrada said on the weekend he may seek a review of the contract the government signed with Ste Generate de Surveillance Holding SA in March. Switzerland-based SGS, the world leader in inspections and testing, has failed to stop
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      Lock icon Thai PM marks end of tough first year
      241 6 BANGKOK AFP THAI Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai marks his first anniversary in office today after a year dominated by Thailand's dire economic plight and a series of embarrassing corruption scandals. Mr Chuan became prime minister for a second time after his predecessor
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
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      Lock icon Asian rates falling but no end yet to credit squeeze: analysts
      558 4 Banks stuck with billions in problem leans still c&ntions about lending AFP [HONGKONG] Interest rates are starting to fall across Asia as monetary authorities strive to ease a credit crunch, stimulate spending and jumpstart stalled economies, but they face
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      Lock icon Philippines current account in surplus
      150 4 Reuters [MANILA] The Philippines posted a US$3B miUion (5561.9 mUlion) current account surplus for January to August 1998 from the year-earlier period, the first time it recorded a surplus in current account since 1986, the central bank said yesterday. The surplus, based on preliminary estimates,
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      Lock icon Bleak picture of HE tourist trade
      82 4 [HONGKONG] A man photographing the Hongkong island skyline across Victoria harbour on Saturday from the promenade plaza of Kowloon's tourist and shopping district of Tsim Sha Tsui. The Asian economic crisis has affected Hongkong severely, with statistics showing a 28.8 per cent drop in
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      A new activism in global financial management
      757 4  -  CRISIS WATCH Expect action on the regulation front By Vikram Khanna EVEN as recently as three months ago, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's suggestion that foreign exchange traders should be reined in was considered by the world's financial establishment as eccentric and even
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      Lock icon Cut in sales tax won't help: EPA chief
      161 4 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's chief economic planner said a suggested cut in the 5 per cent sales tax would not quickly revive consumer spending. "The economy's degree of worsening has narrowed, but the economy is still getting worse," said Taichi Sakaiya, head of
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      Lock icon Capital controls could hurt in long run: IMFs Fischer
      378 4 Region has made much progress in reforms, he says Reuters AFP (KUALA LUMPUR] The IMF's first deputy managing director Stanley Fischer said capital controls could have a negative long-term impact. "We have expressed support for some market-based controls on short-term inflows,"
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      Lock icon M'sia on the road to recovery: minister
      175 4 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's move to raise fUnds domestically rather than from overseas to finance its development needs has set the country on the road to recovery. Second Finance Minister Mustapa Mohamed said the people's confidence in the government and the country's high
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      334 6 FORUM THE WAITING GAME IS OVER The Conference to Restore Confidence 19-20 November 1998 Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta SPEAKERS INCLUDE B.J. Habibie, Jean-Michel Severino, Roberto de Ocampo, the President of VP East Asia Pacific, Former Finance Minister, Republic of Indonesia The World Bank the Philippines Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Paul Keating, Bambang
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  • CHINA – HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Taiwan banks won't tighten credit for ailing firms: report
      295 7 TAIPEI Minister, central bank chief use 'moral suasion' to get nod for loan extensions AFP TAIWAN'S major banks have agreed to a government request not to tighten credit for ailing companies, a news report said yesterday. The banks guaranteed to extend
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      Lock icon Taiwan-US forum on despite China protest
      359 7 TAIPEI Beijing slams US official's presence at business convention AFP AN annual economic conference between Taiwan and the US is due to open today despite a protest from Beijing about the presence there of US Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson, organisers said yesterday. Mr
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      Lock icon Taiwan posts US$ 27.4m Oct trade deficit
      320 7 TAIPEI Bloomberg TAIWAN posted a U5527.4 million (5544.5 million) trade deficit in October, its third monthly trade deficit in the past 12 months. It previously reported deficits in February and December. October exports fell 16.6 per cent in US dollar terms from the
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      Lock icon Scraps of hope
      80 7 [BEIJING] A man sifting through an ocean of scratched tickets yesterday, hoping to find an "instant winner"for one of many cars auctioned off by the China Welfare Lottery here. The tickets to raise money for flood victims were accidentally thrown out. China has sanctioned a five billion
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      Lock icon Mixed signals from officials on China's 8% growth target
      492 8 BEIJING Some insist it's achievable if Bering tries hard, others say it's just a guide AFP CHINESE officials are sending mixed messages about the likelihood of meeting this year's projected 8 per cent economic growth target, seemingly to prepare the ground
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      Lock icon Debate on price-fixing aired in Chinese paper
      426 8 BEIJING Move by some ministries to encourage industry cartels criticised AFP AN official Chinese newspaper yesterday aired a debate on moves by several industrial sectors with the collusion of government ministries to fix minimum prices. The emergence of a public debate on the
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      Lock icon China to close 11 futures markets to fight speculation
      215 8 m BEIJING AFP CHINA is to radically reform its futures markets by reducing the number of exchanges from 14 to just three from Jan 1 to stamp out excessive competition and "over-specula-tion", the China Daily Business Weekly said yesterday. The 11
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      Lock icon Chinese steel exports melt 38% in Jan-Sept
      235 8 BEIJING AFP CHINESE steel exports plunged 38.1 per cent in the first nine months of the year in the face of the regional economic crisis, media reports said yesterday. Exports from January to September dived by 3.64 million tonnes over the same period
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        Lock icon Stanley Ho plans 10th Macau casino
        56 8 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong gunbllng tycoon Stanley Ho plans to build a new casino in the nearby Portuguese enclave of Macau, media here reported yesterday. The casino, which would be Mr Ho's 10th in Macau, will go Into operation early next year, the Oriental Daily
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        Lock icon Officials in smuggling ring unmasked
        74 8 AFP [HONGKONG] Chinese authorities have unmasked a group of customs and frontier military officials involved in a huge smuggling operation in southern China, it was reported on Saturday. Vice-governor of Guangdong province Tang Bingquan was cited by Beijing-backed Ta Kung Poo as saying initial probes
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        Lock icon Chinese dissident arrested
        70 8 AFP [BEIJING] A Chinese dissident has been arrested and will be detained for at least 10 days in jail few trying to register an anti-corruption group, dissident sources said yesterday. Xie Changfa was arrested at his home in Changsha, Hunan province, on Saturday, a day after he
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Reform efforts of top five chaebol coining up short: govt
      568 9 SEOUL They have been soaking np funds while dragging their feet over restructuring AFP THE top five conglomerates dominating the South Korean economy are taking few steps to reform their businesses and are gobbling up scarce funds to keep their
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      Lock icon 20,000 Koreans protest, blame conglomerates for meltdown
      400 9 SEOUL AFP SOME 20,000 South Korean workers demonstrated yesterday, demanding the government punish conglomerates for bringing about the economy's near collapse. "Punish conglomerate chiefs," shouted the workers, punching their fists in the air at a rally near Parliament in Seoul. The protesters, wearing
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      Lock icon Prime exhibit
      60 9 [SYDNEY] A fully grown Australian dwarf treefrog being examined by keeper Dion Hobcroft before going on display as part of Frog Week at Sydney's Taronga Zoo yesterday. The zoo is hoping to highlight the importance that more than 200 species ofAustralian frogs are to the local environment, and
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      Lock icon Pakistan PM gives finance portfolio to commerce minister
      311 9 ISLAMABAD Reshuffle comes ahead of bailout talks with IMF AFP COMMERCE Minister Ishaq Dar took over as Pakistan's finance minister on Saturday in a major reshuffle of economic managers by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of talks with the International Monetary Fund.
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      Lock icon Okinawa governor's race enters its last week
      410 9 NAHA, Japan Result will be crucial for US-Japan ties as island hosts 70% of US bases in Japan Reuters THE final week of campaigning started yesterday in the Okinawa governor's race, an election with far-reaching impact on US-Japan relations due to American military
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      Lock icon RBI move to hit Indian projects
      521 10 BOMBAY Tightening of banks' prudential rules will Lead to higher costs, financing slowdown Reuters FINANCING India's large infrastructure needs will get more expensive after a recent tightening of banks' prudential rules by the country's central bank, bankers and analysts said. The country is banking
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      Lock icon Speaker ate protected species?
      114 10 NEW DELHI AFP THE speaker of India's Lower House of Parliament reportedly attended a dinner at which the menu included protected species including peacock, a newspaper said yesterday. Wild boar and spotted deer were also among the delica- cies served by a party colleague in the
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      Lock icon Indian stocks tipped to rise on sanctions waiver
      492 10 BOMBAY US move to lift some cnrbs will raise investor confidence, say dealers Reuters INDIAN share markets will take heart this week from a partial lifting of sanctions announced by the United States, dealers and analysts said yesterday. A senior US official
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        Lock icon Call to sack Tamil Nadu govt
        40 10 AFP [NEW DELHI] An ally of India's ruling coalition, Jayalalitha Jayaram, has demanded the sacking of the two-year-old government in Tamil Nadu for alleged link* with Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger guerillas, newspapers reported yesterday.—AFP
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        Lock icon Rememberig the dead
        42 10 Reuters [COLOMBO] Sri Lankan military police, in ceremonial drees, bowing their heads yesterday for a one-minute silence at the memorial for unknown soldiers here in memory of security personnel killed in the 15-year-old war against Tamil Tiger rebels. Reuters
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        Lock icon Japanese doomsday cult sites raided
        63 10 AFP [TOKYO] Police yesterday raided 10 sites in and around Tokyo linked to the doomsday cult Aum Supreme Truth, which officials fear is reorganising despite the arrest of its top leaders for nerve-gas murders. The raids were made on charges that an Aum member used
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        Lock icon 15 ex-officers get death fo 1975 coup
        39 10 Reuters [DHAKA] A Bangladesh court yesterday sentenced 15 former army officers to death by firing squad for killing the country's founding father Sheikh Rahman in a 1975 coup, court officials said. Reuters
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  • THE WORLD
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      Europe embarks on policy of reflation on fears of slowdown
      462 12  -  More European countries expected to cut key interest rates after five nations did last week /•Yom, Neil Behrmann in Ijondon BRITAIN, Denmark, Spain, Portugal and Sweden cut key interest rates last week and more nations, such as Ireland, are expected
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      Lock icon Space shuttle and world's oldest astronaut land safely
      429 12 CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida All seven crew members appear well, says doctor NYT THE space shuttle Discovery returned safely to the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday after a nine-day mission with the world's oldest astronaut, John Glenn, who reassured Mission Control that he
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      Lock icon Bonn supports early retirement
      350 12 BONN Finance ministry confirms plan to revamp tax reforms Reuters GERMAN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder launched his promised fight against unemployment yesterday by announcing support for a trade union-devised scheme to create jobs by lowering the retirement age to 60. Ahead of Mr Schroeder's Parliament address on
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      Lock icon Battle could shift to Supreme Court as early as next year
      309 12 THE BCCBOSOrr CASE Reuters [WASHINGTON] An obscure US law could move the Microsoft anti-trust case to the Supreme Court quickly, possibly as soon as next autumn. Any US District Court judge who hears an anti-trust case has the power
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      Lock icon to try to negotiate vital cash lifeline
      542 13 MOSCOW .Japan, Germany, Itorld Bank sending •top officials to study situation AFP by a last thread -of solvency, Russia must persuade international visitors «4o Moscow this week to lower "a cash lifeline even as it conJinues to thuYnb its nose at Hong-suffering creditors.
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      Lock icon Chase probes frozen Jewish accounts
      248 13 NEW YORK It's studying to see if Paris office had been overly helpful to Nazi Germany Bloomberg CHASE Manhattan Corp said it's investigating a report that it froze assets of its Jewish customers in Paris during the Nazi occupation of France before it was formally
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      Lock icon El Alto offer inflight money-changing
      189 13 JERUSALEM Reuters EL A 1 Israel Airlines said yesterday it would be the world's first carrier to provide money changing services inflight. Spokesman Nachman Klieman said El Al's Fly&Change service would allow passengers to buy up to US$5OO (SsBl4) worth of the local currency of
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      Lock icon British minister admits he's gay
      306 13 LONDON Ex-lover tries to sell story; Blair defends his agriculture man Reuters BRITAIN'S Agriculture Minister Nick Brown admitted he was gay but denied paying for sex after a former lover tried to sell his story to a tabloid newspaper. Prime Minister Tony Blair, embroiled for
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      HP to invests 166 m in printer R&D here
      493 14  -  New inlqet network printer designed and made here for global market By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] US giant Hew-lett-Packard Company will invest US$lOO million ($166 million) over the next five years in Singapore on research and development on its wide-format Inkjet printers.
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      World chip sales fell 14°/o in Sept
      325 14 [TOKYO] Worldwide microchip sales slumped for a seventh straight month in September because of depressed prices for computer-memory chips and weak demand for logic semiconductors used in household electronics, industry figures showed. Microchip sales declined 14 per cent in September from the same
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      Strong Singapore showing likely at Comdex
      486 14  -  Most firms cluster in TDB pavilion but there are several individual booths By Kenneth James [SINGAPORE! Comdex Fall '98, which runs all of next week in Las Vegas, could prove a watershed for Singapore firms and organisations participating in the computer industry's annual show
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    • IT TAKES
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        e-Supply Chain symposium
        108 15 [SINGAPORE] The National Computer Board and Singapore Confederation of Industries are jointly organising the Ist e-Supply Chain Symposium 1998. to run on Nov 17 and 18 at the NCB Auditorium. The symposium will reveal IT strategies for enhancing business competitiveness and feature local success stories. Topics include
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        Fantastic marketing manager
        61 15 [SINGAPORE] The Fantastic Corporation, a developer of broadband multimedia distribution software, has appointed Fang Yoke Ling (left) as its marketing manager. Ms Fang, who has a Master's in Management of Technology from the National University of Singapore, was formerly a senior analyst with International Data Corp (IDC)
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        First Internet multimedia centre
        97 15 [SINGAPORE] The National Library Board (NLB) has joined forces with Singapore Network Services (SNS) to set up what it says will be the world's first one-stop Virtual Internet Multimedia Hub. Called the Internet Multimedia Centre (IMC), it will be a comprehensive central depository of multimedia content
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        Settling IT disputes
        121 15  -  -Compiled by Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] IT-related disputes are easier to settle now, thanks to a new initiative from key parties in the industry, the legal fraternity and government. The newly-formed Singapore IT Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee (Sitdrac) includes representatives from the Singapore Federation of the Computer Industry,
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      756 15  -  This despite a 16 per cent fall in revenue mainly because of weak yen ih/] Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Asian currency woes, in particular the weak yen, dragged IBM Corps Asia-Pacific revenues a sharp 16 per cent lower in the last quarter. But the com puter
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      Survey to spot barriers to e-commerce
      307 15 [SINGAPORE) Commerce Net Singapore and the Nanyang Business School Information Management Research Centre (Imarc) have jointly launched a survey aimed at identifying barriers to electronic commerce. The survey follows a recent breakfast discussion by members of the two organisations who took a hard look
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      276 15 Increase the first time in more than a year in July-Sept quarter Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's domestic shipments of personal computers rose for the first time in more than a year in the Ju-ly-September quarter, thanks to Microsoft Corp's Windows 98 operating system software, which went on
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      163 16 Bloomberg [BOCA RATON, Florida] Wall Street will spend about US$5 billion (SsB.2 billion), or half its annual profit, during the next three years to resolve year 2000 computer problems, the head of the brokerage industry's trade association said. "When we wake
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      Intel pushing Constant Computing
      436 16  -  This'killer environment' is key to business, it says By: Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Forget the killer app. It's the "killer environment" that will define the next stage of computing and businesses that master it will win big, Intel Corp's corporate vice-president Patrick Gelsinger says. Mr Gelsinger, who
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      Advice from 3 wise IT men
      594 16  -  By Han Jok Kwang The author is general manager. Region Suppliers Pte Ltd, a dealer in precision measuring equipment I USED to be an IT pusher, and have since moved on to be an IT exploiter. Having spent 12 years pushing IT goods, it
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      HP unveils 30 products in major rollout
      378 17  -  $207 m set aside for aggressive advertising and promotion campaign By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] HewlettPackard announced its biggest printing and imaging product rollout last week, with more than 30 products, including laser and inkjet printers, colour copiers, scanners and digital cameras. Most of
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      Three new notebooks from Toshiba
      334 17 [SINGAPORE] Japan's Toshiba Corp has announced three new notebook computers, including a new version of its Libretto mini-note-book, that will make its debut here later this month. The products will be sold here by the Computer Systems Department (CSD) of Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd. The
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      949 18  -  Net Objects Fusion's wide range of abilities make it a very useful commercial site creation tool By Justyn Olby [SINGAPORE] I was somewhat sceptical about Net Objects Fusion 3.0 when I was recently introduced to it, preferring to trust in my experience with Claris Homepage,
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        79 18 EPSON Corp is ready with GT-7000 (above), an A4-size colour image scanner with a maximum resolution of 600 by 2,400 dots per inch (dpi). The $459 scanner comes with an advanced image processor and a SCSI interface that makes it the fastest scanner in its class,
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        Norton Antivirus for Trivoli
        58 18 SYMANTEC Corp will offer its Norton Antivirus (NAV) software for users of Tivoli Enterprise and Tivoli IT Director software this quarter. Tivoli Systems Inc, a part of IBM Corp, is a leading vendor of management solutions for enterprise-wide applications. Symantec said Tivoli-ready components of NAV can
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        Chinese accounting for Windows
        75 18 ACCPAC International is ready with AccPac for Windows 4.0, an accounting software in English and Chinese versions. The suite includes modules for financial and operations management, and e-business applications. It can integrate with Microsoft Office and can be scaled up for small business users as their
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        Three new Lexmark printers
        118 18 LEXMARK International Singapore has announced three new printers. The low-end 1100 Color Jetprinter costs $189, offers 600 by 600 dpi resolution, prints at 3.5 pages per minute (ppm) in black and 1.5 ppm in colour, and comes with banner and T-shirt printing capabilities. The mid-level 5700
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        Gateway's Xeon workstation here
        56 18  -  -Compiled by Kaju Chellam GATEWAY 2000 Singapore has announced E-5250, its new workstation running on Intel's 450 MHz Pentium II Xeon processor. A typical configuration with 128 MB RAM, 4.5 GB SCSI hard drive, 32-speed CD-ROM, PCI Ethernet card, 19-inch monitor and Win NT Workstation 4.0
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      476 20  -  French consul's photographs of 1896-1904 will fascinate viewers, says susan tsang SUSAN TSANG E CAN appreciate the cultural artefacts of "H" Imperial China, but our the gave us the ceramics, pairttings is fuzzy a cross between the glossy images shown in big budget movies and the
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      535 20  -  m music SSO, with Japanese guest violinist, plays Mendelssohn, Brahms and Elgar David Chow [SINGAPORE] GERMAN and English music, with a sprinkling of Japanese artistry, filled the Victoria Concert Hall at last Friday's Singapore Symphony Orchestra concert. Mendelssohn's Overture from the Marriage of Camacho
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      850 21  -  But fire sales not seen; Taiping Cons, Amcorp among firms selling assets From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur MORE troubled Malaysian companies are expected to sell their prized assets to pare their debt going by recent corporate deals, but analysts
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      801 21  -  HANG SEMO INSIGHT Curbing flow of Information untenable In electronic age By Qnak Hiang Whai SOME years ago, a former Monetary Authority of Singapore official recounted to me how Japanese regulators had been blaming Simex unjustifiably for the sluggish trades on the Tokyo bourse. Excessive
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        442 22  -  Fuji Bank's 51% stake in Kwong On could help Dao Heng gain yuan licence From Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong AFTER weeks of speculation, Dao Heng Bank, which is controlled by the Malaysian Hong Leong group, has confirmed it is
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        202 22 3 directors targeted by shareholders unlikely to survive Reuters [AUCKLAND] Shareholders in troubled New Zealand investment company Brierley Investments (BIL) will go into tomorrow's annual meeting with just one certainty Selwyn Cushing will be appointed its new chairman. But market insiders said yesterday the
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        265 22 Bloomberg [PARIS] France Telecom SA and the French government said on Saturday they will sell about 37 billion francs (Sslo.B billion) in stock and convertible bonds of Europe's third-biggest phone companystarting today. The sale will include 51 million existing shares owned by
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        225 22  -  UTTER TO THE EDITOR See Yen Tarn Executive director Tuan Sing Holdings Limited WE would like to draw your attention to the article entitled "No takers for Tuan Sing prime site" (BT Nov 5). We wish to clarify the following: 1. Being
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        225 22 Bloomberg [BUCHAREST] Hellenic Telecommunications SA, Greece's telephone monopoly, said it will pay as much as US$l.OB billion (551.76 billion) for a controlling stake in Romanian phone company Romtelecom as it seeks to expand in the Balkans. Hellenic, which beat Italy's Telecom Italia
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        200 22 Bloomberg [WAßSAW] Poland will raise at least 2.88 billion zloty (Ssl.4 billion) from the sale of about 15 per cent of national phone company Telekomunikacja Polska SA (TPSA) to raise money to pay for further economic reforms. The government said it's selling
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        Hin Leong and associate buy US$ 56m of fuel oil
        334 23  -  Prices turn around on their purchases of 700,000 tonnes since October By\ Slow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Hin Leong Trading, the Singapore oil trader which last year singlehandedly propped up international diesel oil prices, and an associate company have caught the
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        225 23 Price said to have scuppered Halifax talks with UK'sPm Reuters {LONDON) Britain's biggest mortgage lender Halifax pic has approached Barclays pic, the second largest UK bank, with a plan for a £40 billion (*****.2 billion) merger, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported. A Halifax
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        371 23 Sale of stake in BNL, its 6th largest bank, will help cut debt Bloomberg [ROME] Italy said on Saturday it will sell a 56 per cent stake in Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA, Italy's sixth largest bank, in a public
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        56 23 [MANILA] Philippine government workers in a warehouse yesterday piling up plastic bags filled with milled rice to be sold to the public through mobile retail outlets. Recent typhoons ravaged vast rice lands in the main northern island of Luzon, resulting in a shortage in the commodity
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        238 23 Reuters [SYDNEY] National Australia Bank Ltd's chief executive, Don Argus, said yesterday the weak Australian dollar could make the country's four big banks cheap targets for a foreign predator. However, he said the likelihood of a takeover offer depended on strategy, and whether a
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        310 23 Bloomberg [MILAN] Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Europe's No 3 insurer, is in talks with Germany's Commerzbank AG that may lead to a 1.1 billion Deutschemark (Ssl.l billion) share swap, a person familiar with the situation said. The talks, which were scheduled for last weekend,
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        1848 23 PRIME LEWDIMO RATES m* a. ABN Amro Bank NV 7* ABSA Bank United 7V« Agricultural tank Of China 7w ANZ Banking Group 7 V* AWed Irish 8ank PLC 7 American Express Bank 7v* Arab Banking Corp 7% Arab Bank PLC tw Asahi Bank Ltd 8 Ban Hin Lm Bank BM
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        532 24 STMTIX Weeklyßoundup [SINGAPORE] There was some improvement in the US dollar's tone last week, as the American mid-term election results added to a steadier mood in US asset markets. The results were more favourable than anticipated for President Bill Clinton's Democrats, though broadly speaking the
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        800 24 Hurricane Mitch fails to bring coffee to a boil thanks to oversupply COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDONl World coffee prices saw Httle change in temperature last week despite the death and devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch in Central America, with large areas of coffee plantations destroyed. The storm, which killed thousands
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      1820 24 SI COM FUTURES \<„ti RUBBER (futures closing as at 5 30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTS curtsAg) Close Volume OpM Month Hlqh Low S«tt (towwi) interest Dec 98 n5.50 115.50 115.00 325 450 Jan 99 117.00 150 1150 Feb 99 119.00 150 875 Mar 99 120.75 1175 Apr/Jun 99 125.75 124.75
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        786 26 NEW YORK Size, particularly the grand merger, has gone suddenly out of fashion FT Reuters LAST week brought a few signs that Americans were not treating life wholly seriously; indeed, that they might even be avoiding reality. The nation dived
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        248 26 HONGKONG AFP Reuters THE Hongkong market is expected to tread cautiously this week in the absence of fresh incentives, after losing 0.2 per cent in the week to Friday, dealers said. "There will be more consolidation," said Howard Gorges, vice-president of South China
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        456 26 TOKYO Strong US economy may help exporters, soften falls Bloomberg AFP JAPANESE stocks may fall this week, paced by banks, on expectation a government economic stimulus package to be released mid-month will disappoint. The government is set to unveil its next set
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        278 26 ■LONDON AFP Reuters THE London market closed marginally higher last week after a surge in Asian stocks early in the week led the market higher, although traders were left cold by a bigger-than-expected cut in British interest rates. The FT-SE
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        840 26 AFP Q Sydney +50 THE Australian share market is expected to post steady gains this week as global economic risks recede and the focus remains on a possible rate cut, brokers said. The central focus for domestic markets will be the central bank's semi-annual statement on monetary
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        1898 26 Bloomberg Reuters 1 Paris +65.7 STOCKS closed slightly easier on Friday erasing morning gains in an afternoon of choppy trade as investors with one eye on the weekend watched a listless Wall Street for direction. But for the week the CAC--40 Index gained 65.7 points to 3,588.63.
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        9198 27 MOUSTKIALS Consumer products 1990 Last Vol Week Net Cap High L«w Compaq Solo 000 High Low P/t $mll 310 170 Ajmomoto 263 23 28 263 244 14.5 106.6 148 35 Angkasa 67 12 485 68 58 98 8 290 123 Apollo Food Hlg 225 35 70 232 190 7.8 90.0
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        431 27 AFP f'j Composite Index +47.96 MALAYSIAN stocks rose 11.8 per cent during the past week and are expected to trade upwards in the coming days as local investor sentiment is boosted by a strong showing of the major Asian bourses. "I expect an uptrend
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        E Resources wrt holds some promise
        187 28  -  WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan THE continued strength of the US and European economies has prompted some investment houses to re-rate the stocks of electronics sector companies. With inventory levels of computer mak ers at record lows, analysts reckon the stocks of companies with
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        230 28 HONGKONG STOCKS Gr Or 1996 Last Vol Week LastOuote Mv OK VM MM M Cap High Low Stno Company Solo COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/l $m* 400 250 5123 COL (2000) HK 400 8.0 2.4 2.0 20.5 7744.7 5124 Cathay Pac 20c HK—.720 265 0 2.1
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        521 30 Source: JM Sassoon Stacks Volume Wing Tai 25c 129,877,000 •TanChonglnt50c 120,198,000 DBS Land...._ 112,522.000 Keppel Land50c 109,037,000 Hotel Prop 108,003,000 SembCorpI 25c 83,317,000 Hotung inv NT5 67,194,000 Van der Horst 65,814,000 Keppel Bank 64,626,000 PCI 25c 60,437,000 ShdB DBS Land 246,651,626 OCBC Foreign 215,542,535 Keppel Corp 215,276,839 Keppel Land50c 212,150,873
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        643 30  -  THE WEEK AHEAD But the million-dollar question seems to be when the big boys will call it quits amid the worsening fundamentals By Ven Sreenivasan AFTER breaching the critical 1,300point resistance last Wednesday, the Straits Times Index succumbed to profit-taking in the last
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        68 30  -  -by Shiv Taneja KEPPEL Land closed 17 cents lower on Friday at $1.82 on a volume of 23.3 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 15.8 million units. Despite its recent price decline, the counter is still relatively overbought and can be expected to see more
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      214 28 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I VINCENT CHUA BENG LEE of Blk 1 #09-555, Haig Rd Singapore *****1, have applied for a Beer House, First Class licence in respect of M/s Ace Kopitiam Foodshop located at 89/91 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore *****3, and that this application will be considered by
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      428 30 BUSINESS Notices To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF TRIDON SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FMAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50
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      310 30 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I SHARON LEE WEI LING of 8B Robin Drive Singapore *****5, have applied for a 2nd Class Beer House Licence in respect of M/s Shunde Kitchen located at 33 Erskine Road Singapore *****3, and that this application will be considered by the Liquors Licensing Board
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      314 30 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I PEREIRA KENNETH JAMES of Blk 149 Hougang St 11 *08-138 Singapore *****9, have applied for a Ist Class Extended Licence in respect of M/s Coco Carib Pte Ltd located at Blk 3C River Valley Road *02-04 Singapore *****2, and that this application will be
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      335 30 Buy It. Sell It. Find It. Classified. 1800-737-1166 Call Today For Results Tomorrow. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I JUDY FOO SUET FANG of 26, Angsana Ave, Singapore *****7, have applied for a Public House, First Class (Extended) Licence in respect of M/s Pebbles KTV Lounge located at *81-00, Sea
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      262 30 r IN THE MATTER OF THE 1 COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO S'COOL (S) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Winding-up) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the company duly convened and held on 6th November 1998 at 11 30 a m at 18 Jalan Masjid #02-08 Kembangan Plaza Singapore *****4. the
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      287 31 Contributed by Simpson SpenceAYoung THERE has been a spate of activity In the market which has resulted in a number of very interesting sales, especially in the dry bulk sector. The level of enquiry has been very steady and it seems that a number of buyers are ready
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      Transpacific lines to raise rates by at least US$9OO
      421 31  -  TSA members to jack up rates of 40-ft boxes to US west coast from May 1 By: Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Major shipping lines have announced plans to increase freight rates from Asia to the US West Coast by a whopping US$9OO
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      127 31 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's Minsheng Shipping Co has started a cargo shipping service linking the eastern port of Shanghai and Taiwan's Taichung city via Hongkong, the official Xinhua news agency said. The service will be weekly, the report said. Taiwan bans direct investment
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      55 31 [AMRUM, Germany] An attempt to salvage freighter Pallas, scuttled in the North Sea off the Danish coast, missed last week. With the lighters Englishman and Alex Gordon (background), a new attempt will be made to get the burnt out freighter into free waters. The Italian ship was
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      In a tough market Keppel group has to make tough decisions
      633 31  -  DOCKYARD By\ David Hughes THE radical restructuring announced by Keppel Corp has, of course, very wide ranging implications over several business sectors. But, focusing on the maritime industries, there is something rather familiar about the acknowledgement of too rapid
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      420 31  -  Inmarsat predicts Internet will account for 25% of its traffic by 2003 By\ Marcos Hand [SINGAPORE] Inmarsat, the maritime satellite communications specialist, sees huge potential growth in the use of the Internet onboard ships over the next five years. "The future lies
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        93 31 AFP [BUENOS AIRES] Eighty-two Japanese seamen were rescued from their burning ship in the South Atlantic on Saturday, the Argentina Navy said. The crew of the Argentina-registered Othori were taken aboard Argentine and Chilean vessels which had come to the rescue as the ship burned out
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        92 31 [HONGKONG] Cosco Pacific and Cosco International Holdings dismissed media reports that both companies were planning a restructuring or reorganisation. "The boards of the companies wish to clarify that both companies have no present intention to make any senior management reorganisation or restructuring," the companies said in
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        85 31 [OSLO} Bergesen, Norway's largest shipping company, said nine-month profit rose a higher- than-expected 84 per cent as it made gains on selling ships and booked fewer currency losses than the year before. The company earned 783 million kroner (*****.3 million), compared with 426 million kroner
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      918 32  -  INDIA'S CAR INDUSTRY Car makers target the small-car market, which grew by over 10% last year, much higher than the overall market By! Shiraz Sidhva Far Eastern Economic Review in New Delhi HYUNDAI'S successful bid for Kia Motors was not the South Korean car maker's
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      363 32 PAGE Express T L 16 ANL 6 FoongSun II it Accord 11 Frota W Ahrenkiel M Frt Links 16 Appenship 8 *-ink J Austral 11 Gemartrans 11 Avant 16 Genshgp 14 B'tang Mas 11 Glory Nav 16 BSA 10 HaiSunHup 11 BTL 16 Hangli 10 Bataji Shpg
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        819 33  -  A new economic climate, caused by the Asian economic crisis and extreme competition, has dampened the outlook for global shiprepair, reports DAVID HUGHES DAVID HUGHES AS shiprepair industry executives head off for their annual Shipßepair Conversion get-together at London's Olympia, many will no doubt be wondering
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        844 33  -  Shiprepairers have suffered little loss in business, DAVID HUGHES reports DAVID HUGHES ASK a European shipbuilder about the market and you are likely to get an angry, probably desperate, reply. Since the onset of the Asian crisis the Europeans have seen prices in Asia, and
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        754 34  -  FELIX CHAN examines the health of the smaller Singapore yards during these rough economic times FELIX CHAN WHILE much of the spotlight in the local shipbuilding and repair industry remains trained on the "Big Four" yards and their impending mergers, smaller shipyards in Singapore have
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        904 34  -  Less is more, RAHITA ELIAS finds out, in the intensely competitive shiprepair business RAHITA ELIAS THE Big Four yards of Singapore are rapidly becoming the Big Two. Jurong Shipyard has already acquired Sembawang Shipyard and the two yards have effectively merged. With this
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        629 35  -  The industry faces many difficulties in expanding despite having a long maritime tradition, ALEC ALMAZAN discovers ALEC ALMAZAN THE Philippines has a long tradition of building and repairing ships that goes back to the Spanish colonisation when Filipinos built the galleons that sailed the cross continental
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        737 35  -  As shiprepair activity declines, yards have turned to the offshore sector where prospects remain reasonably bright. MARCUS HAND reports MARCUS HAND LAST year offshore contracts accounted for some 24 per cent of Singapore shipyard activities, translating into total revenues of $828 million. Singapore yards
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      13481 42 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voy age Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser VniK Voyage Telephone SIN Dost'n Name same Number Number SIN Destn Name Name Number Number 14kJ To BURNIE (BUR) 2061 Australia To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cott D Ivoiro 21/n 04/12 misc libra australia «u 16/n 24/12
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        693 47 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Bonsoon 2 01 *"*H jjonqsnj* 09.11/2200 Bt Hindi Jay *****8 JOI alongside 08.11/2000 Bt Suriati 4 *****8 JOI alongside 08.11/2000 C Success 10/11 J10 alongside 08.11/1500 Cotabato 2 J04 alongside 08.11/1900 Ganda 1 07/98 J02 alongside 08.11/1000 Glottal Marin 9807 J02 alongside
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        1834 47 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCt CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Ac« Mncn OW 10/0700 M 04/1500 04/1659 04/1900 W 04/1500 04/1659 04/1900 2* 04/1700 09/0659 09/0900 2t 04/1700 09/0*59 09/0900 I 09/0700 09/M9 09/1400 4 09/1200 M/M59 09/1700 ki« 33$
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        205 47 Nov 11 Belgium: Amistice Day. Canada: Remembrance Day. France: Amistice Day. United States: Veterans Day. Nov 12 Taiwan: Birthday of Dr Sun YatSenNovlS Brunei: Meraj. Indonesia: Ascension of the Prophet. Nov 22. Mexico: Revolution Day. Nov 23 Japan: Labour Thanksgiving Day. Nov 26 United Stotes.Thanskgiving Day. Nov 30
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        1051 47 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine OU Ltd. shows price ranees in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on average sued stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bun ker Price Index change and
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        507 47 Carto* 180 MM 993.2 0.7 16.0 0.08 59 0.05 Density Water Besidye Art UmMm Sediment Ho above E25 1 0 6 0 0 0 %M/M 380 Ave 986.8 0J 15.3 0.06 31 0.02 biM 380 Mu 995.1 0.8 19.8 0.12 154 0.07 «/ir» %M/M »«/M wn
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        555 48 Society for testing indnstty standards ignored warning that test was too easy Reuters [WASHINGTON] The Federal Aviation Administration missed a warning 10 years ago that a test used to determine the flammability of aircraft thermal insulation was not tough enough, the Washington
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        181 48 AFP [TAIPEI] Two Taiwanese carriers Mandrian Airlines and Formosa Airlines are to strike a deal by June 1999 to merge their domestic air transportation businesses, the United Evening News said. Mandrian is a subsidiary of Taiwan's largest air carrier China Airlines (CAL), which also owns
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          95 48 AFP [KARACHI] Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to raise its international fares by up to 15 per cent from mid-December, airline sources said. The national flag carrier has informed travel agents and overseas offices it will increase the economy class fare by 10
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          89 48 Xinhua [SHANGHAI] A direct air route between Shanghai, China's major commercial and financial city, and London will be offered in the near ftiture, according to a British aviation official who recently visited the city. The Chinese and British governments recently signed a new bilateral aviation
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          81 48 AFXAsia [TAIPEI] China Airlines Co Ltd said its board of directors has appointed Sandy Liu, 50, acting president. Mr Liu, who has been with the company for 29 years, previously served as vice-president, China Airlines said in a statement. Separately, the Commercial Times, quoting China
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        41 48 [GAZA STRIP] Palestinian labourers put the finishing touches to the new Gaza International Airport. Israel and the Palestinians have completed a protocol to open the airport but have yet to sign the deal. REUTERS
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        259 48 AFP [SEOUL] The yen's steady rise against the US dollar lifted South Korean car exports up 20.8 per cent year-on-year at 140,793 units in October, officials said. It was the second straight month of gains following a three-month fall, the Korea Automobile Manufacturers
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        307 48 AFP [FORT WORTH, Texas] American Airlines has announced major cuts in the growth of its fleet and said it would postpone some previously announced flights in the face of a weakening global economy. "While we continue to see 1999 as a year of
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        Lock icon Cathay offers to invest up to US$ 100m in PAL
        251 48 AFP [MANILA] Hongkong-based Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has offered to inject between US$75 million and US$lOO million into ailing Philippine Airlines (PAL) on condition the flag carrier gives up management control, sources said yesterday. They said Cathay made its offer
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        Lock icon British Midland to spend US$ 200m on Embraer jets
        365 48 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Midland Airways Ltd said it will buy 10 regional jets worth US$2OO million (Ss32o million) from Brazil's Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA, known as Embraer. The privately held carrier said the planes will be delivered over two and
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      63 31 FAA missed warning on insolation test years ago Society for testing industry standards ignored warning that test was too easy. Back Page L,_—— i^^ r I Sailing Schedules,; I to Asia More. Anv destination, anv time. 2 4 hours a da\ in the Shipping Guide Fax-On-Demand hotline 740 6000. Another
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      1198 32 I NORTH AMERICA I I EXPORT I I OTHER DESTINATIONS I SSX SUPERSHUTTLE EXPRESS DIRECT TO LA WEST COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA (MAROARTTA SERVKS) rasafvor etas* now ua m hou o«c wt mdcoott vtssa vor P**"! |»omm| nuum Immavbtoa sanicmbco utmatu ooauma msm ii/ii 11/11 27/11 oi/u 01/12 w/i: M/u
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      584 32 1 WHAT'S NEW! ft I Keep on this spot for new j services/clients. EXPORT 3 x Jopon 2 Hongkong 1 x Mon.k) 1 x KoovKwng Keeiong lAccepUng FCI »o WCK/NAHA/S6NDAI/CEWJ/ICM) Vttfe VOV JKT I tik I HOWtOiA HKO K* KHH TYO KWB YOK SMZ NO6 UKI tawjanuk opal ot.ii bid
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      140 32 L,nes services represented j®3l|) MembefS of Re 9 ,str V <* Wjy« Singapore Freight Fo£L*vs Accredited Shipping Agents Association Singapcxe Shipping Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS LINE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBULK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMMER/FREMANTU (MONTHLY SERVICE) MV "ARKTIS TBN" ETA SIN 25/11/98 BOOKINGS CALL MOMCA/AJ UNO TEL 323 4374 CONTAINERS/CONVENTIONAL CARGO
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      257 33 he MAN Service Center in Singapore W covers the whole of South East Asia, offering the widest range of genuine MAN B&W spare parts outside Europe. Services comprising I mßm IH engine and turbocharger repairs, reconditioning and a parts exchange II serv ce> consu,t n 9 activities on modernising and
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      259 33 dU LABROY MARINE LIMITED SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR DIVISION Trusted Name In The Shipping Industry The Labroy Group was established in 1978 specialising in shipbuilding ship repair, shipping marine logistics. It owns and operates shipyard and wharf facilities in Singapore and around the region. The Labroy Group also owns and operates
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      150 34 Jaya Shipbuilding and Engineering Pte Ltd L,\lL»\ (A subsidiary of Jaya Holdings Ltd) 13 Tuas Crescent Singapore *****7 Tel: 265 1010 Fax: 864 5555 Email: jayahold@pacific.net.sg H /l J Shipbuilding and I The Jaya Group owns two I I shipyards, one in Singapore and the I y. vv"{ I other
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      130 34 i* Our services include but are not limited to: r Buying and selling of used dredging equipment. Supply of typical dredging equipment auxiliaries (pipelines,hoses,wear and tear parts). New building of cuttersuction and hopperdredgers. Repair management of all type of vessels. Supply and service of E-Trade Electronic trading software for the
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      30 35 For Global Solutions To Your Surface Preparation Problems... Pan Abra*ves Arguably the World's Best Surface Finishing Website: http://www.pan-abrasives.com/ Worldwide Headquarters: Tel: +65 861 6988 Fax: +65 861 0919 Email: pagroup@pan-abrasives.com
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      218 35 it comes to tug building one name towers above the rest PRESIDENT MARINE GROUP OF COMPANIES Since 1980, the company has built over 250 vessels ranging from barges, tugboats, multi-purpose supply vessels, ro-ro vessels, bunkering vessels to passenger/car ferries, area launches and clean product tankers. MARINE Besides shipbuilding. President Marine
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      992 36 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE rasa vov simwiwiivsaimia vnsa WTrowHMiwvwußi ibi sw HTMGMCSS 314W 09/11 2*/ll 28/11 01/12 25/11 ULORf 52* 11/10 20/10 23/10 24/10 10/11 tfIIUUMMNf 305W 12/11 05/12 02/12 03/12 30/11 MX JUBAZOMII 0I« 24/10 21/10 22/1010/10 12/11 HAAS 52*W 13/11 20/11 01/12 04/12 05/12 HTGMRAI 314( 22/10 24/10
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      1793 36 HANJIN SHIPPING HAMJIM SHIPPING (S) PTi ITD tap knja com MXNUMG 32*0235 237 SAIfS 32M724 731 OOCUMCMT 32*0271 274 OffUTKMS *****41 252 MAIN UM *****55 FU 227W0 al» **********0 M ITO NW USA A CANADA I USA f ftHAttfV W7vot wimTvor ruri HW IDa 1 m msp ml wi |k»I
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      1324 37 DSR-SEHATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEAN/CANADA *****1 WY SIH lEH HTM AMR HAM OBV RX VESgL IvOY illw GIT SPt FOS W.C WTTW~| "11 2*ll 2111 ail Mil IBM SHU MMMt Mil 2311 2811 27 11 2* 11 Kl2 HMUM WUMNGTON WNO4O 1111 27 11 21.11 *11 (1 #212 012
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      975 37 p AM MAC-MELS S'PORE M'Slfl PJTTTB Carrier: MN CONTR UNES, INC P. GUOANQ: (07) *****26 I 1 IV*/ I cm MO. 1W*****0N StBU: (084) *****9 MANILA: (632) *****24 PENANG: (04) *****38 BANGKOK: (862) *****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KELAMQ: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MOW: (61) *****3 KUCHftG (082) *****1-3
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      669 38 Ir- eastern car liner, ltd. ®t Ea (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD JSIESSL 1 SFKUUZI IN RQRQ 4 WAVY UFT UfTO 450 TOWS ECI (SINCAPOtE) WE 110 LOAD NG FOR CHITTAGONG/CALCUTTA/CHENNAI PORT KLANG/PENANG MV TRONO" V.135 MV "COSMIC CHALLENGER" V.62 ETA SIN 06/1 fJJ CHB^K/n/W 8 EU SIN 1 1/11/98 ETA PKL
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      855 39 f PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD 1 I 55S5SSm KeK 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I CR NO: **********06 w m w M w w am f»i B"SSS* n" 017 n/11 hTii »/n 4/11 I?m 1 ooamm 921 '5/n lt7T 13/11 tt/n nVn I iftnrf lUNGA TttATAI3
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      988 40 a. nofwagon ipeciotmd <x*xorners nts^o]Q Wilhelmsen Lines TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA "*ORO HEAVY LIFT SERVICE" IVfSSfI VOY RAMP HEIGHT SIN LAX CRI MLA SAV Ml ORF NYC NEW MM TARONGA F822 400 To« 6.3 M 16/11 10/12 19/12 22/12 24/12 26/12 27/12 21/12 02/01 05/01 TAIKO F823 400 Tom
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      22 41 CONVENTIONAL SERVICE LOADING FOR DUBAI/DAMMAM/KUWAIT Accepting heavy lift upto 55 tons ETA 14.11.98 For Bookings ploos* cad GANI RAJI AU TEL: *****14
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      1036 44 ■y SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD ■■MBI 15 McCALLUM ST #03-01/02 NATWEST CTR 5.*****5 CR MO. **********00 ■dba TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 BOOKINGS CALL DIRECT LINE: *****41/43 JESSICA/CELIA/MEI CHAN E2S3BHBEB9H 7 slgs/week [285E5Z31 2 slg/week ■VESSEL [~VOY SIN TJAK VESSEL |VOY «N |PLB CONTI BARCELONA 9863
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      117 47 LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature V Shower Weather Wind direction with speed in knots Rom Cloudy Sky Wove height Surface winds ore mdtcoted by arrows wfckh fly with the wind One fu* circle represents calm kght and variable winds I__ One hott fleche represents 5 knots n< fu tteche rep, en,s
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